2010 DBEC Meeting Schedule

January 13

February 10

March 10

May 12

August 25
November 10
December 8

All meetings begin at 9 AM

in the

Governor's Commission on Disabilities Office

41 Cherry Dale Ct

Cranston, RI 02920

401-462-0100

Welcome

The Disability Business Enterprise Program certifies businesses that meet the State of Rhode Island's criteria for businesses owned by or employing people with disabilities. It is designed to
carry out the state’s policy of supporting the fullest possible participation
of small disadvantaged businesses owned and controlled by persons with
disabilities or where sixty percent (60%) of the employees are persons with
disabilities, or non-profit rehabilitation facilities in state funded and state
directed public construction, public projects, and in state purchases of goods
and services.

This includes assisting disadvantaged disability businesses and
non-profit rehabilitation facilities throughout the life of contracts in which
they participate.

To
become a certified Disability Business Enterprise in the State of Rhode Island, your business
must meet one of the following criteria:

1.
Businesses owned and controlled by persons with disabilities, with 50 or fewer
employees

2.
Manufacturers of any goods or merchandise if not less than sixty percent (60%)
of the work hours or direct labor required for the products are performed by
persons with disabilities;

3.
Service Providers if not less than sixty percent (60%) of the work hours or
direct labor required for the services are performed by persons with
disabilities; and

4.
Non-profit rehabilitation facilities

The DBE Program is sponsored by theGovernor’s
Commission on Disabilities